The roster of 30 players for the Korean national baseball team competing in the World Baseball Classic (WBC) set to begin in March has been announced, featuring several Korean-American big leaguers.
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) revealed the 2026 WBC roster on March 6 at the Korea Press Center in Seoul, with WBC team manager Ryu Ji-hyun and KBO Strengthening Committee Chairman Jo Gye-hyun in attendance.
The roster includes prominent players such as Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco Giants) and Kim Hye-sung (Los Angeles Dodgers), along with four Korean-American big leaguers.
The Korean-American players selected are outfielders Jermy Jones (Detroit Tigers) and Shea Whitcomb (Houston Astros), as well as pitchers Dane Dunning (Atlanta Braves) and Riley O'Brien (St. Louis Cardinals).
The national team will begin its group stage matches in Group C in Tokyo, Japan, starting on April 5. To advance to the quarterfinals, they must finish in the top two of their group, competing against Japan, Taiwan, Australia, and the Czech Republic.
▲ Pitchers = Dane Dunning (Atlanta), Kwak Bin (Doosan Bears), Jo Byeong-hyeon, Noh Kyung-eun (both SSG Landers), Park Young-hyun, Ko Young-pyo, So Hyung-jun (all kt wiz), Won Tae-in (Samsung Lions), Ryu Hyun-jin, Jeong Woo-joo (both Hanwha Eagles), Song Seung-ki, Son Joo-young (both LG Twins), Ko Woo-seok (Detroit minor leagues), Riley O'Brien (St. Louis), Kim Young-kyu (NC Dinos)
▲ Position Players = Kim Hye-sung (Dodgers), Kim Do-young (KIA Tigers), Kim Joo-won (NC), Moon Bo-kyung, Shin Min-jae, Park Hae-min, Park Dong-won (all LG), Noh Si-hwan, Moon Hyun-bin (both Hanwha), Shea Whitcomb (Houston), Ahn Hyun-min (kt), Jermy Jones (Detroit), Koo Ja-wook (Samsung), Lee Jung-hoo (San Francisco), Choi Ji-hoon (SSG)
* This article has been translated by AI.
Copyright ⓒ Aju Press All rights reserved.